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Eberhard(t) (Moor)*

Georg Abraham Eberhard, son of Johann Andreas Eberhard & Anna Margaretha Traub, married in Schreisheim on 11 February 1754 to Maria Barbara Weber, daughter of Georg Weber of Nußloch. The births of four of their children are recorded in the parish register of Schriesheim: (1) Dorothea, born 29 April 1755, died 16 May 1755; (2) Johann Georg, born 11 May 1756; and (3) Anna Catharina, born 12 January 1759.

They migrated in 1760 to Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein).

Geier (Huck)

There are two Geier families that settled in the Volga German colony of Huck. It is unknown at this time whether they are related to one another.

(1) Johann Bernhard Geÿer, son of Joh. Henrich Geÿer from the area of Kurpfalz & Catharina, was born 20 April 1766 and baptized on 21 April 1766 in Büdingen.

Rupp (Rothammel)*

Nicolaus Rupp, son of Valentin Rupp, was baptized 19 February 1730 at the Catholic church in Hofheim.  Nicolaus married there on 27 February 1764 to Maria Anna Hebeler, daughter of Johannes & Anna Dorothea Hebeler. The baptism of one child is recorded in the Hofheim parish register: Anna Margaretha, baptized 6 July 1765. 

Nikolaus Rupp, his wife Anna, and daughter Anna (age 1¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Neptunus (Neptune) under the command of Skipper Johann Graap.

Michel (Huck-2)

Ludwig Georg & Anna Margaretha Michel came from the German village of Oberreichenbach.  The baptisms of three of their children are recorded in the parish records of neighboring Unterreichenbach: (1) Anna Elisabeth on 14 April 1754; (2) Johann Adam on 21 January 1757; and (3) Anna Eva on 2 March 1760.

Ludwig Michel, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Anna, age 13; Johann, age 10¼; Eva, age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Christina under the command of Skipper Jacob Stappenberg.

Neu (Huck)

Heinrich Neu, a single farmer, and his mother Anna Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Christina under the command of Skipper Jacob Stappenberg.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Huck on 1 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 31.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Heinrich Neu came from the German region of Isenburg.

Götz (Huck)*

There are two men named Christoph Götz who are recorded on the list of immigrants by Johann Facius: 

Actum Aufenau den 20 Dezember 1765:
Christoph Götz, aus Wächterbach, mit Frau und eine erwachsene Tochter, ein guter Ackermann, reform. Relig.; Christoph Götz, aus Wächterbach, mit Frau und 2 Kinder, ein guter Ackermann, reform. Relig.

Sittner (Huck)

Johann Wilhelm Sittner and Anna Maria Jäger, daughter of Christian Jäger, were married in Büdingen on 19 November 1748. The baptisms of seven of their children are recorded in the Büdingen parish records: (1) Johann Georg, 13 April 1749; (2) Catharina Elisabetha, 24 January 1751; (3) Johannes, 24 December 1752; (4) Johann Heinrich, 17 August 1755; (5) Maria Catharina, 6 October 1757; (6) Johann Philipp, 10 August 1760; and (7) Heinrich, November 1761.

Krausch

Johann Krausch, his wife Anna Maria, and daughter Anna Elisabeth (age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pinque named Каргополь (Kargopol: a Russian City) under the command of Captain Lieutenant Moses Davydov.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 27.

Leidner

Johann Kaspar Leidner, a coach builder (Wagonmacher), his wife Anna, and children (Anna, age 18; Johannes, age 17; Daniel, age 14; Wilhelmina, age 10¼; Wilhelm, age 9; Heinrich, age 6)  arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 7 May 1766 aboard the galliot named Anna Katharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Heyer.

Pastern*

Widow Anna Pastern and her children (Anna, age 14; Margaretha, age 12; Johann, age 9; Philipp, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 7 May 1766 aboard the galliot named Anna Katharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Heyer.  Widow Pastern's maiden name appears to be Pracht. [See Pracht Family.]